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binzer · 03-04-2008, 02:54 PM

Bookeen actually sells the Cybook for $350 Canadian too. It's one of the few companies that doesn't totally screw Canadians over in the book market now that our dollar is about the same. It really annoys me when I go into a bookstore and have to pay 10 dollars more than the US price, although it's not as bad as paying an extra $10k for a car!

The fact that Bookeen doesn't mark up Canadian prices for no reason wins them points, but $50 either way doesn't really matter.

Anyways, it also may be worth noting that I'll probably be moving to the US in about a year (for four years). However, I don't really care a ton about Kindle wireless stuff. Wikipedia searches would be nice I guess, but I honestly don't care if I can instantly buy my books or not and would rather have longer battery life.

I also hate the "it" factor of the Kindle. I would much rather not have the typical reader that everyone's heard of, and I think the Cybook looks a lot better too (the Kindle looks like it's from the 80's). The resell value is a good point, but I tend to be more of a hoarder than a seller. TBH I would probably just give my device to a friend if I got a new one.

One thing that's important to me is page turning. When I get into a book I tend to foolishly put the rest of my life aside and read for very long periods of time, so I don't want anything that gets tiring, or is too noisy. I know the Cybook button is a bit stiff and awkward at first, but gets better over time. How does the Kindle button compare?

In pictures I've seen the Cybook pages looks whiter than the Kindle's. Is that actually the case, or is it just the individual photos that make it seem that way?

Also, I was looking at the Cybook FAQ last night, and it said that they support foreign characters if you dl the correct fonts. Any confirmation on how well this works? I'm also curious on opinions about pdf reading, assuming I custom format my pdfs.

As you can probably tell, I am leaning towards the Cybook, but the one thing I reeeeeally wish it had was some sort of text search. Do you think there's any chance of that ever happening? It seems tricky without a built-in keyboard, but it's something I would use a lot.

Thanks so much for your help so far guys!

03-04-2008, 02:54 PM	#12
binzer Zealot Posts: 114 Karma: 195 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Victoria BC, Canada Device: Cybook Gen3	Bookeen actually sells the Cybook for $350 Canadian too. It's one of the few companies that doesn't totally screw Canadians over in the book market now that our dollar is about the same. It really annoys me when I go into a bookstore and have to pay 10 dollars more than the US price, although it's not as bad as paying an extra $10k for a car! The fact that Bookeen doesn't mark up Canadian prices for no reason wins them points, but $50 either way doesn't really matter. Anyways, it also may be worth noting that I'll probably be moving to the US in about a year (for four years). However, I don't really care a ton about Kindle wireless stuff. Wikipedia searches would be nice I guess, but I honestly don't care if I can instantly buy my books or not and would rather have longer battery life. I also hate the "it" factor of the Kindle. I would much rather not have the typical reader that everyone's heard of, and I think the Cybook looks a lot better too (the Kindle looks like it's from the 80's). The resell value is a good point, but I tend to be more of a hoarder than a seller. TBH I would probably just give my device to a friend if I got a new one. One thing that's important to me is page turning. When I get into a book I tend to foolishly put the rest of my life aside and read for very long periods of time, so I don't want anything that gets tiring, or is too noisy. I know the Cybook button is a bit stiff and awkward at first, but gets better over time. How does the Kindle button compare? In pictures I've seen the Cybook pages looks whiter than the Kindle's. Is that actually the case, or is it just the individual photos that make it seem that way? Also, I was looking at the Cybook FAQ last night, and it said that they support foreign characters if you dl the correct fonts. Any confirmation on how well this works? I'm also curious on opinions about pdf reading, assuming I custom format my pdfs. As you can probably tell, I am leaning towards the Cybook, but the one thing I reeeeeally wish it had was some sort of text search. Do you think there's any chance of that ever happening? It seems tricky without a built-in keyboard, but it's something I would use a lot. Thanks so much for your help so far guys! Last edited by binzer; 03-04-2008 at 02:58 PM.